Episodes

Backyard FX 5: Gunshot Effect
How to make a gunshot squib on a budget. This was the pilot episode for Backyard FX, and after so many requests from YouTubers for a blood effect, we had to run it! For $15, you too can make the...
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Backyard FX 4: How to turn someone into a Zombie
How to turn someone into a zombieusing liquid latex, toilet paper, and aging make-up. Erik Beck responds to viewer Tracy Peterson's request to make a good zombie effect on a limited budget. ...
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Backyard FX 3: How to make a Giant Sandwich
How to make a giant sandwichout of cardboard, foam, and spray paint. Host Erik Beck shows you how to fulfill that craving for a giant, angry sandwich. Quick Tip: Cardboard and aluminum foil...
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Backyard FX 2: How to make a Puppet
How to make a muppet-style puppetusing foam, a turkey carver, spray adhesive, fleece, felt and bottle caps. Host Erik Beck shows you how to be Jim Henson and makes the terrible mistake of going...
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Backyard FX 1: How to build a Jet Pack
How to build a "working" jet pack,and set it blasting into the stratosphere. Host Erik Beck takes you through the process of making the future's most common commuting option for nearly...
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Backyard FX: The Beginning
Erik Beck tells us what Backyard FX is all about. And there's a puppet.
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